Thursday, September 21st 2006
Jack Ingram To Host Premiere Radio's CMA Awards Red Carpet Reports
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Amir Forester
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LOS ANGELES, September 21, 2006 - Premiere Radio Networks announced today that Country music artist Jack Ingram will host the 40th Annual CMA Awards Red Carpet Reports. On November 6, Ingram will speak with Country music's biggest stars and nominated artists as they make their way down the red carpet to the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tenn., for the CMA's, "Country Music’s Biggest Night." The Red Carpet Reports will air in afternoon drive on stations nationwide.
Ingram recently scored his first #1 single with Wherever You Are, from his Big Machine Records debut album, Live-Wherever You Are. Earlier this year, he was chosen by Grammy Award winner Sheryl Crow to be her opening act on tour. She also invited him to perform a duet of her smash hit, If It Makes You Happy, each night. Named one of the "Sexiest Southern Men" by CMT, this Texas native is currently on tour with Brooks & Dunn on their Long Haul Tour, which runs through November. His new single, Love You, is climbing the Country charts.
The 40th Annual CMA Awards will air live on Monday, November 6, at 7 p.m. CST from the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tenn., and will air on ABC Television.
About Premiere Radio Networks
Premiere Radio Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications (NYSE:CCU), syndicates 70 radio programs and services to more than 5,000 radio affiliations and reaches over 190 million listeners weekly. Premiere Radio is the number one radio network in the country and features Jeff Foxworthy, Big D and Bubba and John Boy and Billy, in addition to the following personalities: Rush Limbaugh, Jim Rome, Casey Kasem, Ryan Seacrest, Glenn Beck, Bob (Kevoian) & Tom (Griswold), Delilah, Steve Harvey, Whoopi Goldberg, Blair Garner, George Noory, Maria Bartiromo, Ty Pennington, Matt Drudge, Art Bell, Donald Trump, Big Tigger and others. Premiere is based in Sherman Oaks, California, with 12 offices nationwide.
